Thebonesbecome lighter and more brittle because of a loss ofcalcium. This loss inbonemass is greater in women than men after the fifth decade. Injointsthecartilagecovering the ends of bone becomes thinner and sometimes disappears in spots, so bone meets bone directly and the old joints creak....
Blood Clots (in the Leg) Blood clots can form in the heart, legs, arteries, veins, bladder, urinary tract, and uterus. Risk factors include high blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and family history. Symptoms and treatment depend on the location of the clot. C-Reactive Prote...
the subsequent fate of which is of great significance in the eventual anatomical differences between men and women. Two ducts closely related to the developing urinary system are called mesonephric, orwolffian, ducts. In males eachmesonephric ductbecomesdifferentiatedinto four related structures: a duc...
and most elastic duringovulation(egg release from the ovaries) and duringpregnancy. The vaginal lining characteristically has severaltransverseridges known as vaginal rugae, which permit expansion of the vaginal cavity. These tend to disappear in older women and in those women who have borne children...